SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DAYTON, OHIO
SYLLABUS FOR COURSE IN
MAT 102 - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
(5 CREDIT HOURS)
1.
PREREQUISITE:
MAT 101 - Elementary Algebra or
sufficient score on Sinclair Community
College Mathematics Placement Test.
2.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Includes sets, algebraic fractions,
radical expressions, complex numbers,
quadratic equations in one variable,
graphs in the plane, systems of linear
equations, relations and functions,
quadratic, rational, and absolute value
inequalities.
3.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course is designed to review and
expand the concepts of elementary
algebra and to introduce further topics
that the student will need to continue
the study of mathematics. At the
completion of this course, the student
will be eligible to enroll in MAT 116 College Algebra.
4.
TEXT:
MATH 102
Bittinger/Ellenbogen/Johnson
Pearson Custom Publishing
Note:
The text above is taken from
ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE
ALGEBRA—CONCEPTS AND
APPLICATIONS, First Edition,
by Bittinger, Ellenbogen,
Johnson, Addison-Wesley
Publishing Company, which may
also be used.
Calculators at the option of
the instructor.
All exams are to be closed
book.
No formula sheets allowed on
exams.
5.
PREPARED BY:
DATE:
Susan Myers
October, 2000
SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DAYTON, OHIO
CLASS SCHEDULE FOR COURSE IN
MAT 102 - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
(5 CREDIT HOURS)
DAY SECTIONS
WK
DAY
M
1
2
3
4
SECTIONS AND TOPICS OF TEXT
T
W
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5.5
5.6
6.2
R
6.5
F
6.6
M
T
6.7
6.8
W
R
F
6.9
M
7.1
3.3
T
W
R
F
7.2
7.3
7.4
8.1
M
T
8.2
8.2
8.3
W
8.3
R
F
8.4
8.5
5
M
T
W
R
F
9.1
9.2
9.3
6
M
T
W
R
9.3
10.1
10.2
10.3
F
10.4
Introduction, Diagnostic Test
Factoring Sums and Differences of Cubes
Factoring: A General Strategy
Multiplication and Division--Rational
Expressions
Addition and Subtraction with Unlike
Denominators--Rational Expressions
Complex Rational Expressions
Solving Rational Equations
Problem Solving: Rational Equations and
Proportions
Formulas and More Problem Solving
REVIEW
TEST ONE
Slope
Graphing: Horizontal & Vertical Lines; Using
Intercepts
Slope-Intercept Form
Point-Slope Form
Functions
Systems of Equations in Two Variables
Solving by Substitution or Elimination
Solving by Substitution or Elimination
Problem Solving Using System of Two Equations in
Two Variables
Problem Solving Using System of Two Equations in
Two Variables
Systems of Equations in Three Variables
Problem Solving Using a System of Three
Equations
REVIEW
TEST TWO
Interval Notation and Problem Solving
Compound Inequalities
Absolute-Value Equations and Inequalities
Absolute-Value Equations and Inequalities
Radical Expressions
Rational Numbers as Exponents
Multiplying and Simplifying with Radical
Expressions
Dividing and Simplifying Radical Expressions
MAT 102 - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
DAY SECTIONS - CON'T
WK
DAY
SECTIONS AND TOPICS OF TEXT
M
T
W
R
F
10.5
10.6
10.6
Addition, Subtraction, and More Multiplication
Rationalizing Numerators and Denominators
Rationalizing Numerators and Denominators
REVIEW
TEST THREE
M
T
W
10.7
10.8
10.9
10.9
Solving Radical Equations
Pythagorean Theorem Problems Only
The Complex Numbers
The Complex Numbers
R
11.1
F
11.2
Solving Quadratic Equations:
Square Roots
Solving Quadratic Equations:
Square
M
T
W
11.3
11.4
11.5
R
F
11.6
11.7
10
M
T
W
R
F
11.8
11.9
11.10
13.1
11
M
T
W
R
7
8
9
The Principle of
Completing the
The Quadratic Formula and Problem Solving
Rational Equations and Problem Solving
The Discriminant and Solutions to Quadratic
Equations
Equations Reducible to Quadratic
Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs
More About Graphing Quadratic Functions
Problem Solving and Quadratic Functions
Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
Distance Formula, Midpoint Formula
REVIEW
TEST FOUR
REVIEW
REVIEW
FINAL EXAM
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The final exam will be in two parts to be administered during the same
class period. Part one will be prepared by the department in the
Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. It will be a 20 question, 40
minute, multiple choice test. It will be sent to the instructor in
the mail. Part two is to prepared by the instructor. It may be of
any format, but should be 15 minutes long. The instructor should
count part one for 80% of the final exam score and part two for 20%.
The final exam score should count for about 20% of the final course
grade. The instructor will be asked to report the scores on part one
and the final course grades back to the department.
CLASS SCHEDULE FOR COURSE IN
MAT 102 - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
(5 CREDIT HOURS)
NIGHT SECTIONS
WK
DAY
SECTIONS AND TOPICS OF TEXT
1
M/T
***
5.5
5.6
6.2
W/R
6.5
6.6
6.7
2
M/T
6.8
6.9
W/R
3
M/T
5
Problem Solving: Rational Equations and
Proportions
Formulas and More Problem Solving
REVIEW
TEST ONE
Slope
Graphing: Horizontal & Vertical Lines; Using
Intercepts
7.2
7.3
7.4
8.1
Slope-Intercept Form
Point-Slope Form
Functions
Systems of Equations in Two Variables
M/T
8.2
8.3
W/R
8.4
8.5
Solving by Substitution or Elimination
Problem Solving Using System of Two Equations in
Two Variables
Systems of Equations in Three Variables
Problem Solving Using a System of Three
Equations
REVIEW
9.1
9.2
9.3
TEST TWO
Interval Notation and Problem Solving
Compound Inequalities
Absolute-Value Equations and Inequalities
W/R
4
7.1
3.3
Introduction, Diagnostic Test
Factoring Sums and Differences of Cubes
Factoring: A General Strategy
Multiplication and Division--Rational
Expressions
Addition and Subtraction with Unlike
Denominators--Rational Expressions
Complex Rational Expressions
Solving Rational Equations
M/T
W/R
MAT 102 - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
NIGHT SECTIONS - CON'T
WK
DAY
6
M/T
W/R
SECTIONS AND TOPICS OF TEXT
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
7
M/T
W/R
8
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
M/T
10.9
11.1
W/R
11.2
11.3
9
10
M/T
11.4
11.5
W/R
11.6
11.7
M/T
11.8
11.9
11.10
13.1
W/R
11
M/T
W/R
Radical Expressions
Rational Numbers as Exponents
Multiplying and Simplifying with Radical
Expressions
Dividing and Simplifying Radical Expressions
Addition, Subtraction, and More Multiplication
Rationalizing Numerators and Denominators
REVIEW
TEST THREE
Solving Radical Equations
Pythagerean Theorem Problems Only
The Complex Numbers
Solving Quadratic Equations: The Principle of
Square Roots
Solving Quadratic Equations: Completing the
Square
The Quadratic Formula and Problem Solving
Rational Equations and Problem Solving
The Discriminant and Solutions to Quadratic
Equations
Equations Reducible to Quadratic
Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs
More About Graphing Quadratic Functions
Problem Solving and Quadratic Functions
Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
Distance Formula, Midpoint Formula
REVIEW
TEST FOUR
REVIEW
FINAL EXAM
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The final exam will be in two parts to be administered during the same
class period. Part one will be prepared by the department in the
Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. It will be a 20 question, 40
minute, multiple choice test. It will be sent to the instructor in
the mail. Part two is to prepared by the instructor. It may be of
any format, but should be 15 minutes long. The instructor should
count part one for 80% of the final exam score and part two for 20%.
The final exam score should count for about 20% of the final course
grade. The instructor will be asked to report the scores on part one
and the final course grades back to the department.